Goodness & beauty in the city: Wellington

This year I have been trying really hard to focus on all that is: "true, noble, reputable, authentic, compelling, gracious- the best not the worst, the beautiful not the ugly!" 

There has been sooo much hard stuff in the past in my life I have never been successful at hanging on to this before.. but this year is different. I have found my sense of place in the world & I am indeed finding beauty & goodness wherever I go.. 

Right beside this lovely shop in College Street is Madder & Rouge
where I found this gorgeous oil cloth "fabric"

Up & around the corner is Magnolia a delightful little shop, the owner having worked for Victoria Bliss magazine in New York as I recall.

I  just adore the formica table!

Speaking of which, I just have to include here one of my favourite magazines..the one I mentioned above:

 Victoria..not always easy to find in New Zealand but really worth hunting down.

I had a lovely time (as I do) making our room look beautiful. One of the girls kept saying she'd never seen it look like that before it looked so lovely!

I found this fab bag at Crabtree & Evelyn & the African bag I found for Rob at David Whites now so stuffed full of..well junk really that you have to stand there a few seconds & contemplate quite where you might step to next & hope that it doesn't all come tumbling down on top of you in the process!

 I found these sweet serviettes in Moore Wilson & when I went to open the packet discovered that they are Cath Kidston : )

We are a bit skinny on fabric shops these days but Wellington still has an Arthur Toy

so nice.. they have jazz playing in the shop..Billie Holiday & co.

And oooh I did fall in love with this very Sanderson cotton!

I found these dear little pink gloves in a quaint shop at the very top of Cuba St for $10.

The friendly, resourceful owner makes her living selling vintage clothes & doing alterations & repairs..good on her!

On the journey homeward we called in to Levin Traders in Queen St & I was so overwhelmed to find a whole stash of vintage fabrics, old curtains, crochet, & a Sanderson valance with little green dots & roses all over it ($3!) I feel overwhelming blessed!!!!